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Of the Average Cow in the United States 
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Grain Mixture for Cows 
I am at present feeding my rows a 
grain mixture consisting of approximate¬ 
ly equal parts of bran middlings, ground 
oats and gluten feed. Each cow is given 
a four-quart measure heading full of this 
mixture morning ami night, or .1 peck 
daily. For roughage I have hay, mostly 
Timothy and Red top. and corn silage. 
Would it be an advantage to substitute 
eornmoni for flic middlings? Would hom¬ 
iny he preferable to corn men 1? A. u. it. 
I would substitute cornmeal for the 
middlings; likewise I would add either 
oilmeal or cottonseed meal in an equal 
amount to the mixture now being fed. 
Oilmeal would be preferable to the cot¬ 
tonseed meal, since Timothy hay and Bed- 
top constitute your roughage. Middlings 
are ill suited in feeding dairy cows, espe¬ 
cially where coarse bran is available. 
While middlings may induce complete 
mastication. I am strongly in favor of 
bran, since it contains move mineral mat¬ 
ter. There is very little difference be¬ 
tween the actual analysis of hominy meal 
and cornmeal. Hominy carries less mois¬ 
ture, while eorumeal carries more fat. 
Under farm conditions one can scarcely 
purchase hominy as conveniently as one 
can obtain corn, anti, under your con¬ 
ditions, I would advise the buying of corn 
locally and having it shelled and ground 
into meal. 
Improving Dairy Ration; Top-dressing 
Wheat 
1. What do you think of the ration 
which I feed my cows? For roughage I 
give 1*2 llis. of silage twice a day. corn 
stover in the yard, and good mixed clover 
hay at] night, after we are through milk¬ 
ing. Grain consists of 300 lbs. cornmeal. 
100 lbs. bran, 12." lbs. dried grains. 100 
lbs. oilmeal, 100 IDs. cottonseed meal. 
This is fed at the rate of 1 lb. to 4 lbs. 
of milk. At present I am getting 130 
to 140 qts. of milk from 12 cows, 2. M.v 
wheat got. a late start, and does not look 
good. I am thinking of top-dressing it 
with arid phosphate and ground bone. 
At what rate should I apply same? 
New Jersey. H. T. B. 
1. I should increase the bran to 300 
lbs. and the cottonseed meal to 175 lbs. 
This change would increase the bulk and 
bring the protein up to about 20 per cent. 
Furthermore, I should increase the silage 
to .25 lbs. per day, provided I had an 
abundance of it. In other words. I should 
allow the cows all the silage that they 
would eat twice daily, and let them have 
all of the silage and hay that they would 
clean up once or twice daily. If they are 
given their corn fodder out in the yard, 
then they should be given some hay when 
they are put in the stable at noon, and 
possibly another feeding of hay after be¬ 
ing milked at night. Sometimes, how¬ 
ever. I doubt the wisdom of feeding rough¬ 
age more than once a day to cows in milk. 
2. I should top-dress the wheat in ques¬ 
tion at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, using 
a combination of 100 lbs. of nitrate of 
soda, 250 lbs. of acid phosphate, and 250 
lbs. of ground bone. Put this on as early 
in the Spring as it is possible to get on 
the ground without cutting up the ground 
too severely. 
Ration for Jerseys 
Will you give me the most economical 
ration for Jersey cows, and the quantity 
to feed per gallon of milk, of mixture of 
following feeds at prices stated: Wheat, 
bran. $1.85 per 100 lbs.; cornmeal. $1.00 
per 100 lbs.; ground oats, $2.50 per 100 
lbs.; cottonseed meal, $3 per 100 lbs.; 
gluten feed, $2.50 per 100 lbs.; oilmeal. 
$1.50 per 100 lbs. I am feeding beet 
pulp, soaked, which costs $2 per 100 lbs., 
and clover or Alfalfa liny at. $2 per 100 
lbs. li.u.c. 
The prices quoted for linseed meal and 
ground oats are dearly out of range. 
Purchasing oilmeal at the rate of $90 a 
ton reminds one of war conditions, and 
evidently your dealer has forgotten that 
the war is over, and that feed prices have 
come down. During a recent trip through 
Maryland I was told that first-grade car 
corn could be purchased at. the rate of 
$2.50 a barrel, or about 50c a bushel for 
shelled corn. Alfalfa hay at the rate of 
$40 a ton is likewise expensive, although 
it is necessary to supply the cows with 
a leafy roughage of this character. You 
are quite right in moistening the beet 
pulp before feeding it to your cows, and 
while ibis product is a relatively ex¬ 
pensive source of energy, it does supply 
succulence and add palatability to the 
ration. Combine the grain products in 
the following proportion : Wheat bran. 
225 lbs.; cornmeal, 300 lbs.; ground oats, 
125 lbs.; cottonseed meal. 150 lbs.; glu¬ 
ten, 200 lbs. I have omitted the oilmeal 
on account of its excessive cost, assuming 
that the cows will have access to all of 
the Alfalfa bay that they will consume 
at least once a day. Two per cent of 
salt should bo combined with this mixture 
or placed at the disposal of the animals. 
Buckwheat in Dairy Ration 
I have a large quantity of buckwheat 
and plenty of corn and oats. Will you 
give me a balanced ration containing the 
above, to be fed in conjunction with corn 
silage and mixed hay. to a herd of grade 
Guernseys? a. s. f. 
With silage and mixed hay available for 
succulence and roughage, a ration con¬ 
sisting of 200 llis, buckwheat. 200 lbs. 
eorumeal, 250 lbs. oats, 150 lbs. cutti u- 
seed meal, 200 lbs. gluten feed, is sug¬ 
gested. Unless you have an abundance 
of oats, it might be well to replace 100 
lbs. of the oats with 100 lbs. of wheat 
bran, although if there is some clover in 
with the mixed hay, this is not necessary. 
Fattening Pigs 
Would you advise me as to feed for 
Chester White pigs? They are now two 
months old. I want to have them fat¬ 
tened for Spring market. I have been 
feeding them equal parts of ground bar¬ 
ley and bran. Would you advise some 
gluten feed with this? t. h, \v. 
Do not feed bran to young pigs: it is 
constipating and ill-suited for such use. 
Gluten feed is not palatable, and it should 
not be incorporated in rations for pigs of 
this age. A mixture of equal parts of 
ground barley, ground corn, and wheat 
middlings, to which lias been added seven 
per cent of digester tankage, or 12 per 
cent of linseed meal will best serve your 
purpose. Allow the pigs all that they 
will clean lip with relish, and feed the 
combination in the form of a thick slop 
rather than in the form of a thin swill. 
Compounding a Ration 
Would you give me a well-balanced ra¬ 
tion for 12 Guernsey cows to freshen in 
about a month? I have the following feed 
on hand, but can get any other feed here 
if needed. I have Timothy hay, shelled 
corn, oats, buckwheat, which I would like 
to feed. I was thinking of adding some 
bran and gluten feed. h. o. k. 
Pennsylvania. 
With Timothy hay available for rough- 
age. and assuming that you have neither 
silage nor any legume hay, I propose that 
you combine the ingredients available in 
the following proportions: Corn. 200 lbs.; 
oats. 200 lbs.; buckwheat, 150 111.-.; glu¬ 
ten. 175 lbs.; oilmeal, 150 lbs.; bran, 100 
lbs.; salt, 20 lbs. Feed this to your cows 
in milk, and for the dry cows a ration 
consisting of 200 lbs. oats. 100 lbs. corn, 
100 lbs. bran. 100 lbs. oilmeal is sug¬ 
gested. Feed the cows in proportion to 
their daily production, and do not hesitate, 
to feed the dry cows generously during 
their rest, period. If you could feed some 
cornstalks in conjunction with your Tim¬ 
othy hay. much would be gained, and still 
better results would follow the use of 
some legume hay for both the dry and 
the milking cows. 
Ration for Thin Cows 
Would you make out a balanced ration 
for my dairy? I have clover hay. barley, 
and oats, together, and buckwheat. My 
cows are down in flesh, and look quite 
rough. Also I would like a balanced ra¬ 
tion for my dry cows, with straw once a 
day to feed with molasses water. 
New York. i., m.a. 
I would not feed dry cows any 
molasses water, nor any molasses itself. 
A combination of equal parts of ground 
oats, cornmeal, wheat bran, and linseed 
meal would be sufficient, provided it is 
fed in liberal quantities. While straw is 
not a satisfactory roughage, it will com¬ 
plete the mechanical balance, but better 
results would follow the use of Alfalfa 
or clover hay. Feed the Cows abundantly 
of this mixture, and make sure that they 
put on flesh during their rest period. 
For cows in milk, where you have bar¬ 
ley, oats, and buckwheat, I would suggest 
the following: 300 lbs. ground buck¬ 
wheat, 250 llis. barley. 150 lbs. oats. 100 
lbs. oilmeal, 200 lbs. 43 per cent cotton¬ 
seed meal. The reason why your cows 
arc thin is because you have not fed a 
sufficient amount of grain. If they do 
not pick up under this mixture, feed an 
additional amount of cornmeal. The cows 
have rough coats because you have not 
been feeding a sufficient amount of pro¬ 
tein ; the oilmeal and cottonseed meal will 
soon correct this condition. 
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